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Shreveport soldier at Fort Hood dies in Texas accident

The Army says a soldier and war veteran from Shreveport has died in a Texas automobile accident. The Times reports 21-year-old Spc. Joshua Winn, who was stationed at Fort Hood, died Saturday from injuries in the accident. The wreck happened in Florence, Texas, south of Fort Hood.

Spc. Joshua Winn

The driver of a car in which Winn was a passenger is believed to have lost control of the car, which crashed into a tree.

According to a military release, Winn deployed to Iraq from August 2010 to August 2011.